Food Contamination
Annie’s Macaroni & Cheese Phthalate Content Class Action
“For years,” claims the complaint for this class action, Annie’s “has been aware that its Products contain phthalates but only recently has it pledged to take steps to remove these harmful chemicals.” Phthalates are chemicals that are used to make plastics flexible. However, they may migrate into food from the substances it makes contact with Read more
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Phthalate Content Class Action
Phthalates—chemicals that are used to make plastics flexible—may migrate into food from the materials it makes contact with during processing or packaging. The complaint for this class action brings suit against the Kraft Heinz Company, alleging that phthalates—which tend to bind to fatty products—are present in its Kraft Macaroni & Cheese products. Read more
Sprout Baby Foods Heavy Metal Content California Class Action
Sprout Foods, Inc. makes baby food under the Sprout Organic brand. It is one of the three baby food makers that did not cooperate with the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, Committee on Oversight and Reform in the US House of Representatives in their investigation of heavy metals in US baby foods. The complaint Read more
General Mills Mac and Cheese Products Phthalates Content Class Action
This class action brings suit against General Mills, Inc., alleging that a long list of the company’s Mac & Cheese products contain ortho-phthalates or phthalates. The complaint alleges that the substances are “dangerous and harmful chemicals” that have been linked to a number of diseases and conditions, and that they are particularly dangerous for pregnant Read more
Happy Baby Food Contains Significant Levels of Heavy Metals Class Action
Nurture, Inc. does business as Happy Family Brands, selling baby foods under, for example, the brand Happy Baby Organics. Unfortunately, two recent reports have alleged that Nurture and other companies permit baby foods to contain objectionable levels of heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. The complaint for this class action brings suit against Read more
Beech-Nut Baby Food Heavy Metal Content Class Action
A recent report from a US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, Committee on Oversight and Reform has created a stir among parents of infants, because it alleges that major makers of baby food have permitted heavy metals in their products. The complaint for this class action bring suit against Beech-Nut Nutrition Read more
Happy Family Organics Contaminated Baby Food Class Action
A report from a House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, Committee on Oversight and Reform has stirred up a storm about heavy metals in baby food. This class action brings suit against Nurture, Inc., alleging that the company’s baby foods contain arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. Read more
Beech-Nut Baby Foods Contain Significant Levels of Heavy Metals Class Action
Beech-Nut made and sold baby food that was supposed to be “organic” and “natural.” But the complaint for this class action alleges that its baby food actually contains heavy metals, including arsenic, mercury, cadmium, and lead. The complaint asserts that these substances “can endanger infant neurological development.” Read more
Plum Organics Baby Food Contains Heavy Metals Class Action
A US Congressional Subcommittee report on heavy metals in baby food has led to the filing of a number of class actions against the seven largest baby food makers in the US, claiming that they contain harmful levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. This class action brings suit against Plum, PBC and Plum, Inc., Read more
Hain Earth’s Best Organic Baby Foods Contain Heavy Metals IL, ID Class Action
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. makes a variety of baby foods, under the Earth’s Best Organic brand. Consumers buy organic products to avoid contamination with toxic substances, like pesticides, but the complaint for this class action alleges that Hain’s baby food is contaminated with heavy metals, including arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury. Read more